शिवाष्टकम्

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शिवं शङ्करं सर्वरूपं भजामि भवानीपतिं चन्द्रमौलिं त्रिनेत्रम्।

भुजङ्गेन्द्रहारं महाकालकालं परं निर्गुणं मुण्डमालं कृपालुम्।।1।।

I serve the Lord SHIVA, the Auspicious God doing welfare in all the forms, The Husband of the goddess, BHAVA`NI who is the cause of worldly existence, having the moon on his head, three eyes and the great cobra as his garland and is the death to the great death, beyond the universe, having no epithet yet full of kindness and with the garland of heads. (1)

प्रभुं जाह्नवीमौलिमाकाशभूमिं मनोवाग्भिरर्च्यं मुदाहं भजेयम्।

तुषाराद्रिभाना विभो राजती ते प्रभा ह्रेपयन्ती सदा कालिकाञ्च।।2।।                                           

Let me serve you Lord pleasantly who have the Gages on your head, are the base of sky and only able to be adorned. O Lord creating various things, your silvery effulgence lookisng like the mountain of frost, stands always making the goddess like thickened black clouds KALIKA, bashful. (2)

त्रिधाशूलनिर्मूलनं वै त्रिशूलं तवेदं पिनाकिन् सदा रक्षकं हि।

गृणे त्वां निराकारमोङ्कारमूलं हरं नीलकण्ठं भवाब्धावपारम्।।3।।

    O Lord, the owner of the bow PINA`KA, your missile weapon TRISHU`L is capable of rubbing off all the kinds of pains, physical, mental and spiritual and is always for protection. In the ocean-like world I praise you who have no shape, are the root of the prime sound of creation, remove woes to the extent that your throat is dark blue (due to the virulent poison been swollen.)  (3)

किरत्सौरभस्ते  हि  मऩ्दारहारो  विभातीव  खे ऋक्षकं  वै प्रभाते।

हिमाद्रेः सुता ते सहागामिनी या नताङ्गीं नताङगो नमे मातरं ताम्।।4।।

Your garland of the flowers of coral tree spreading its fragrance appears as if the cluster of stars in the sky at day-break. I bow with inclined head that mother who is beautiful daughter of the Himalayas and coming with you. (4)

प्रसीद  प्रभो  मे  कृपावारिवर्षी  विभुं  विश्वनाथं  शरण्यं प्रपद्ये।

भवाब्धिर्लये स्यात्सर्वथैव शम्भो भजे भावतो3हं हि त्वामष्टमूर्तिम्।।5।।

O Lord, please shower the water of grace for me as I get shelter of you who are creating variously and are master of the universe. O Doing welfare, let the ocean of the world be rhythmic in all the ways as I serve you evident in eight forms (5fundamental factors, the sun, moon and the priest) with devotion. (5)

     पशूनां पतिं पञ्चवक्त्रं भवेशं भवं भावरूपं शमीशं जपामि।

     स्मरामि स्मरारिं सदेकं पुरारिं जगद्व्यापकं विश्वरूप प्रसीद।।6।।

O Having the Form of the Universe, I repeat your name having five heads and are the master of creation and beings, assuming the form of sentiment. I remember you the enemy of Cupid and spreading demon PURA and are all-pervading in the universe, only the same throughout the existence. Be pleased with me. (6)

तवेतज्जगत्ताण्डवासक्तभूमिस्त्वमेको जगद्भासको भ्राजमानः।

नमस्ते शिवायै नटाधीश नाट्ये तवासङ्गिरूपात्सदा शं ततं च।।7।।

This universe is the stage of your jumping dance. You shining one make it appear. O Chief of the actors, in the play I greet you and your better-half as it is her form attached with you that well-being is spread out. (7)  

            तुरीयं ह्यजं त्वां वृणे वै वरेण्यं सदानन्दमूर्तिं तमीडे परेशम्।

            प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रदोषे  गुरुं  कृत्तिनं  दिग्वसानं नमामि।।8।।

I choose you the fourth state of a being without any birth, the most distinguished and always the Bliss Personified. I bow to you removing the darkness of ignorance and pray again and again to be pleased at the time of dusk when shortly you are to put on the costume of black hide of an antelope and that of directions. (8)